This wikiHow teaches you how to enable cookies and JavaScript in your browser. Cookies are data on websites that you have visited. By saving this data, your browser can load websites more quickly and display information that is relevant to you. JavaScript is a programming language that allows browsers to load and display visual elements on websites. Keep in mind that JavaScript is enabled by default in most browsers.
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Method 1 of 8: Enabling Cookies and Javascript in Chrome for Android
Step 1. Open the Chrome app
Tap the circular Chrome icon that is red, green, yellow, and blue.
Step 2. Tap the button
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. Clicking on it will bring up a drop-down menu on the screen.
Step 3. Tap Settings (Settings)
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Move the screen down and tap Site settings
This option is at the bottom of the Settings page.
Step 5. Tap Cookies
It's at the top of the screen.
Step 6. Tap the Cookies button
which is gray.
Tapping it will change the color to blue
. After that, cookies will be activated.
- If the Cookies button is blue, cookies have been enabled in your browser.
- You can also tap the "Block third-party cookies" button at the top of the page to allow or disallow websites to view cookies stored on your device.
Step 7. Tap the "Back" button
This button is a left-facing arrow at the top left of the screen.
Step 8. Tap on JavaScript
It's in the middle of the Site Settings page.
Step 9. Tap the JavaScript button
which is gray.
After that, the color of the button will turn blue
and JavaScript will be enabled on Chrome on Android.
A blue or green JavaScript button indicates that JavaScript has been enabled in the browser
Method 2 of 8: Enabling Cookies and JavaScript in Chrome for Computer
Step 1. Open Google Chrome
Double-click the green, red, yellow, and blue ball-shaped Chrome icon.
Step 2. Click the button
It's in the upper-right side of the Chrome window. After that, a drop-down menu will appear on the screen.
Step 3. Click the Settings option
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Move the screen down and click on Advanced (Advanced)
It's at the bottom of the page.
Step 5. Move the screen down and click Site settings
You can find this option under the "Privacy and Security" category.
Step 6. Click Cookies
It's near the top of the Site Settings menu.
Step 7. Click the "Allow sites to save and read cookie data" button
Clicking the button will change the color to blue. After that, cookies will be activated in the browser.
If the button is blue, cookies have been enabled in Chrome
Step 8. Click the button
It's in the upper-left side of the screen.
Step 9. Click JavaScript
It's in the middle of the page.
Step 10. Enable JavaScript
Click the gray button to the right of the text Allowed (recommended) (Allowed (recommended)). After that, the color of the button will change to blue.
- If this button is blue, JavaScript has been enabled in the Chrome browser.
- Make sure no websites are listed in the "Block" section of the JavaScript page.
Method 3 of 8: Enabling Cookies in Firefox for Android
Step 1. Open the Firefox app
Tap the Firefox icon, which is a blue globe surrounded by an orange fox.
You don't need to enable JavaScript in the Android version of Firefox because JavaScript is permanently enabled. However, you can still enable cookies in the app
Step 2. Tap the button
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. Tapping it will display a drop-down menu on the screen.
Step 3. Tap Settings (Settings)
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Tap on Privacy (Privacy)
It's in the middle of the "Settings" page.
Step 5. Tap Cookies
It's at the top of the page.
Step 6. Tap the Enabled option
Tapping on it will enable cookies on Firefox.
Method 4 of 8: Enabling Cookies in Firefox for Computer
Step 1. Open Firefox
The program icon is a blue globe with an orange fox.
- JavaScript is permanently enabled in Firefox, so you don't need to turn it on. However, you can still enable cookies manually in this browser.
- If JavaScript fails to work normally in Firefox, remove and reinstall Firefox.
Step 2. Click
It's in the upper-right corner of the window. After that, a drop-down menu will appear on the screen.
Step 3. Click Settings (for Windows) or Preferences (for Mac).
This option is in the drop-down menu. Clicking on it will open the Settings page.
Step 4. Click the Privacy & Security tab
This tab is at the top left of the page (for Windows) or at the top of the window (for Mac).
Step 5. Click the "Firefox will" drop-down menu
You can find this menu in the middle of the page. Clicking on it will bring up a drop-down menu.
Step 6. Click Will use custom settings for history (Use custom settings for history)
Clicking on it will display additional options under this drop-down menu.
Step 7. Check the box "Accept cookies from sites"
This box is at the bottom of History.
Step 8. Click the "Accept third-party cookies" drop-down menu
You can find this drop-down menu under the "Accept cookies from sites" section.
Step 9. Click Always (Always)
Clicking this option will enable all types of cookies in Firefox.
Method 5 of 8: Using Microsoft Edge
Step 1. Open Microsoft Edge
The program icon is a dark blue "e".
Step 2. Click
It's in the upper-right corner of the Edge window. After that, a drop-down menu will appear on the screen.
Step 3. Click the Settings option
This option is in the drop-down menu. Clicking on it will open a pop-up window.
Step 4. Move the screen down and click View advanced settings
You can find this option at the bottom of the Settings window.
Step 5. Move the screen down and click "Cookies" on the drop-down menu
It's near the bottom of the Settings window. After that, a drop-down menu will appear on the screen.
Step 6. Click Don't block cookies
This option is in the drop-down menu. Clicking on it will activate the cookie.
Step 7. Close Microsoft Edge
The settings you have made will be saved.
Step 8. Open the Start menu
on Windows 10 Pro or higher version of Windows.
To apply this step, you must be able to access the Group Policy Editor feature which is only available on Windows 10 Pro or higher versions of Windows. Therefore, if you are using Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Starter, you will not be able to enable or disable JavaScript in Microsoft Edge.
Step 9. Type edit group policy into the search bar in the Start menu
This step is done to find the "Edit Group Policy" program on the computer.
Step 10. Click Edit Group Policy
After searching for the program, you can find it in the list of search results that appears at the top of the Start menu.
Step 11. Open the "Microsoft Edge" folder
Follow these steps to find the folder:
- Double click User Configuration.
- Double click Administrative Templates.
- Double click Windows Components.
- Double click Microsoft Edge.
Step 12. Double click Allows you to run scripts, like JavaScript
Double-clicking the option will open a window with JavaScript options.
Step 13. Click the Enabled box to select it
This will enable JavaScript in the browser.
If option Enabled selected, JavaScript is enabled in Microsoft Edge.
Step 14. Click OK
It's at the bottom of the window. Clicking on it will save the settings that have been made.
Method 6 of 8: Enabling Cookies and JavaScript in Internet Explorer
Step 1. Open the Internet Explorer program
The program icon is a blue "e" surrounded by a yellow line.
Step 2. Click Settings
The options icon is a gear and is in the upper-right corner of the window. Clicking on it will bring up an on-screen drop-down menu.
Step 3. Click Internet options
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Click the Privacy tab
It's a tab at the top of the window.
Step 5. Click Advanced
This option is in the " Settings " category at the top of the window.
Step 6. Enable third party cookies
Click option Allow which are in the "First-party Cookies" and "Third-party Cookies" categories.
Step 7. Click OK
Clicking on it will activate cookies and reopen the Internet Options window.
Step 8. Click the Security tab
This tab is at the top of the Internet Options window.
Step 9. Click the Internet option in the shape of a globe
This option can be found in the box at the top of the Internet Options window.
Step 10. Click on Custom levels
This option is in the " Security level for this zone " section at the bottom of the Internet Options window.
Step 11. Move the screen down to the " Scripting " category
This category is at the bottom of the Settings window.
Step 12. Check the "Enable" box under the "Active scripting" category
Checking it will enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer.
Step 13. Click OK
It's at the bottom of the window.
Step 14. Click Apply and click OK.
Clicking both buttons will save the settings that have been made. After that, cookies and JavaScript will be enabled in Internet Explorer.
Method 7 of 8: Enabling Cookies and JavaScript in Safari for iPhone
Step 1. Open the Settings app
on iPhone.
This app icon is a gray gear and is on the Home Screen.
Step 2. Move the screen down and tap Safari
This option is at the bottom of the Settings page.
Step 3. Move the screen down and tap Block Cookies
You'll find this option in the middle of the page.
Step 4. Tap Always Allow
Tapping on it will enable cookies in the Safari app.
Step 5. Tap < Safari
It's in the upper-left side of the screen.
Step 6. Move the screen down and tap on Advanced
This option is at the bottom of the page.
Step 7. Tap the white JavaScript button
After tapping it, the color of the button will turn green
which indicates that JavaScript is enabled in Safari.
Method 8 of 8: Enabling Cookies and JavaScript in Safari for Mac
Step 1. Open Safari
The program icon is a blue compass and is in the Dock.
Step 2. Click Safari
It's in the upper-left side of your Mac's screen.
Step 3. Click Preferences
It's at the top of the drop-down menu Safari.
Step 4. Click the Privacy tab
You'll find this tab at the top of the window.
Step 5. Click the "Cookies and Website Data" box
This box is at the top of the window.
Step 6. Click Always Allow
Clicking on it will enable cookies in Safari.
Step 7. Click the Security tab
It's in the middle of the Settings window.
Step 8. Check the box "Enable JavaScript"
This box is next to the "Web content:" text. Checking this box will fire JavaScript in Safari. However, you may have to reload the website page to enable JavaScript on the page.
Tips
- Cookies can come from a first party or a third party. First-party cookies are cookies that originate from websites you visit, while third-party cookies are cookies that originate from advertisements served on websites you visit. Third party cookies are used to track users who visit various websites. Advertisers use these cookies to serve ads that match user preferences. In general, almost all websites enable cookies by default.
- Most websites enable cookies and JavaScript by default. You shouldn't need to enable it, unless you or someone else has turned it off.
